Objects

Things they touch. Every one of these asks them to do something.

• A cake Candles to blow out, then a slice to cut. The one everybody knows. They blow out the candles +
• A wrapped gift They tear the paper off. What is inside is whatever you write. They unwrap it +
• Balloons A bunch of them. Every one pops, and one has something written in it. They pop them +
• A scratch card They scratch the panel off with a finger to read what is underneath. They scratch it off +
• A sparkler They draw with it, and the light hangs in the air for a moment. They draw with it +
• A single candle Quieter than a cake. One flame, one wish, one breath. They make a wish +

Words

What you actually want to say.

• Banner One line, struck across the blank in heavy type. +
• The message What you actually want to say, set on gummed tape. +
• A line set apart A lyric, a line from a book, something they once said. +
• A counted list Reasons, memories, inside jokes - numbered in the check box. +
• A table of facts Dates, places, running totals. Two columns, ruled. +
• How old they are The number, counted up in front of them. Sits well under a cake. +
• A date that matters The day it happened, and how long ago that now is. +
• Sign off Your name, the seal, and the operator who filed it. +

Pictures and sound

Anything off your phone, or your own voice recorded here. None of it is kept once the page expires.

• Photographs Pictures, delivered scanline by scanline as they arrive. +
• A slideshow Photographs one at a time. They turn each one over themselves. +
• A video Film them can play. Record one here, or use a file off your phone. +
• Your own voice Say it out loud. Recorded here on your phone, played back on theirs. +
• A song The singing telegram. Audio they can play, never forced. +

Ask them something

These send an answer back, or make them commit to something.

• Ask them something You prepay the answer. They reply yes or no, down the wire. +
• Make them sign for it They sign with their finger before the message goes on. +
• A promise to redeem A coupon they tear off along the perforation. You honour it. +

Extras

• The route it took The relay path from you to them, drawn as a wire map. +